Interesting slideshow of pictures taken by one German soldier during the invasion of the USSR in WW2, quite graphic, however they do illustrate the impact of the weather in particular on the German defeat: http://www.geipelnet.com/war_albums/otto/
Diamond 9 ranking exercise for 'why the USSR won':
Year 10 worksheets and activities:
General useful sites on Russian history:
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Russia.htm
www.activehistory.co.uk
www.schoolhistory.co.uk
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Russia before WW1
Tsarist Russia word quiz
Cartoon showing structure of Russia society in the early 1900's: socstructuretsarist_russia.jpg
PowerPoint about events leading up to 1905 Revolution:
PowerPoint describing the main stages of Communism: communismmodified.ppt
Presentation outlining the main opposition groups: Opponents of the Tsar research project.ppt
Guidance for the group research project on opponents of the Tsar: Who opposed the Tsar group activity guide.doc
Download and view the 4 presentations from the class! Group 10/01:
10/02:
Link to slideshow on the 1905-1914 period: http://www.slideshare.net/ccarter333/1905-to-1914-the-troubled-years
Russia and WW1
Useful online slideshow on the impact of WW1: http://www.slideshare.net/ccarter333/war-and-revolutionpart1
The February/March Revolution
PowerPoint on events leading to Feb Revolution:
Causes of the February Revolution sorting exercise:
Link to 1/2 minute quiz on causes of the Feb Revolution: febrevolution.swf
The Provisional Government and the October/November Revolution
Provisional Government extended information:
Quiz on the provisional government:
Events leading to the October Revolution PowerPoint:
Summary tasks on the events leading to the October Revolution:
Lenin's Russia 1918-24
Play the game at www.activehistory.co.uk follow the links for GCSE, Russian Revolution and Lenins Russia (login details required)
Short summary on War Communism: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RUSwar.htm
Longer and more detailed summary: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/war_communism.htm
Sorting game on Lenin's Russia:
Lenins Russia Student produced PowerPoints and Games:
10-02
War Com and NEP game
10-01
Cheka Game:
Stalin
Glossary:
Timeline:
Pre-WW2 focus points sheet:
Rise to Power:
Impact of Stalins last testament powerpoint intro task:
Lenins last testament & questions:
Stalin takes control of the party PowerPoint:
Stalins fight for power round by round:
Collectivisation:
Collectivisation wordsearch:
Keywords quiz: Collectivisation.swf
Link to worksheet and PowerPoint on Collectivisation at activehistory (you want C2): http://www.activehistory.co.uk/Miscellaneous/menus/A_Level/Late_Modern/Russia_and_the_USSR/USSR_under_Stalin.htm
A useful summary on Collectivisation: http://www.johndclare.net/Russ10.htm
Student created Wiki on some main themes connected with collectivisation: http://collectivisation1.wikispaces.com/
Student summary 2:
http://collectivisation2.wikispaces.com/
Debate on the success of collectivisation
Researching collectivisation, useful weblinks:
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9068948/sovkhoz
http://anonymouse.org/cgi-bin/anon-www.cgi/http:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovkhoz
http://anonymouse.org/cgi-bin/anon-www.cgi/http:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolkhoz
http://www.rusnet.nl/encyclo/k/kolkhoz.shtml
http://anonymouse.org/cgi-bin/anon-www.cgi/http:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_and_Tractor_Station
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9049744/machine-tractor-station
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/archives/ukra.html
http://anonymouse.org/cgi-bin/anon-www.cgi/http:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor
http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/soviet.exhibit/famine.html
http://www.faminegenocide.com/resources/ukraine_famine.html
http://www.artukraine.com/famineart/index.htm
Year 10 quizes on the Russia course so far...
quiz1.htm
Industrialisation under Stalin and the 5 year plans
Link to learning curve activity on Industrilisation in Stalin's Russia: http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/heroesvillains/g4/
Worksheet 1 for the above activity:
A guidance document for the above:
Why did Stalin Industilise sorting exercise:
Worksheet for part 3 of the 'learnin curve' exercise:
The Purges
Introduction to the Purges:
Cult of the Personality
Watch Youtube Stalin Propaganda Video's Here
Germany during WW2 'The Great Patriotic War'
Great slideshow on the Russian experiance of WW2 (thanks to ccarter333 for this) :
Interesting slideshow of pictures taken by one German soldier during the invasion of the USSR in WW2, quite graphic, however they do illustrate the impact of the weather in particular on the German defeat: http://www.geipelnet.com/war_albums/otto/
Diamond 9 ranking exercise for 'why the USSR won':
Click here for full screen version
After WW2: The Cold War and the Death of Stalin
Interactive exercise on 'who started the cold war': http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/coldwar/G3/default.htm
Khrushchev
Overview PowerPoint on Khrushchev:
'Fast Facts' Video
Key Details of Krushchev's policies
Destalinisation
Extract from 'the secret speech' of 1956: http://www.historyguide.org/europe/khrush_speech.html
Agriculture: Why did Krushchev introduce agricultural reforms?
Agriculture: What were the reforms and how successful were they?
Articles on Nikita Khrushchev
Simple Wikipedia:
Full Wikipedia:
From Spartacus:
Khrushchev Activities
Fling the Teacher game on Khrushchev fast facts: Khrushchev fast facts quiz.swf
Interactive Diagrame on Nikita Khrushchev
Some Useful Resource links on Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev - MSN Encarta
Russia - The Khrushchev Era
BBC - History - Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971)
Nikita Khrushchev: Biography and Much More from Answers.com